Chapter Nine
Gwendolyn did mind him asking what sounded like a very impertinent question. She wondered if he were getting back at her for her rudeness to him. She wouldn’t blame him one little bit if he was. On the other hand, she’d been rude enough to him already, so she put on her best polite smile.
“I went to school with Cassia Benton. Her sister, Lady Sorrell, was kind enough to introduce me and asked the duchess if she would be willing to sponsor me this Season.”
“And she agreed, naturally. Her first husband was a watchmaker, from what I hear,” he said, nodding his understanding.
“That’s right, although she does come from the landed gentry. She married for love,” Gwendolyn explained.
“And happily, the second time she did so, it was to a duke.” He gave a little laugh.
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